Polypodiaceae
Elaphoglossum

Elaphoglossum acrostichoides (Hook. & Grev.) Schelpe

First published in J. S. African Bot. 30: 196 (1964)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Comoros, Madagascar, Réunion,. It is a perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Comoros, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Réunion, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Roux, J.P. (2016). The Lycopods and Ferns of Drakensberg and Lesotho: 1-384. Briza academic books, Pretoria, South Africa.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2005 Wrq, L. [8069] Tanzania K000783772 No
Jan 1, 2001 Upson, T. [101] Cameroon K000108905 No
Jan 1, 2000 Kisena, C. [637] Tanzania K000783764 No
Jan 1, 2000 Dowsett- Lemaire, F. [1155] Malawi K000856413 No
Jan 1, 2000 Geilinger, W. [776] Tanzania K000783766 No
Jan 1, 2000 Dowsett- Lemaire, F. [1213] Malawi K000856414 No
Jan 1, 2000 Kisena, C. [637] Tanzania K000783810 No
Jan 1, 2000 Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Cameron, J.; Cameron, S. [74/1323] Kenya K000783758 No
Jan 1, 1999 Richards, H.M. [14265] Tanzania K000783767 No
Jan 1, 1999 Stolz, A. [854] Tanzania K000783768 No
Jan 1, 1999 Hall, J.B. [s.n.] Tanzania K000783820 No
Jan 1, 1999 Kisena, C. [572] Tanzania K000783817 No
Jan 1, 1999 Hall, J.B. [s.n.] Tanzania K000783818 No
Jan 1, 1999 Stolz, A. [876] Tanzania K000783769 No
Jan 1, 1999 Faden, R.B. [69/1153] Uganda K000803006 No
Jan 1, 1999 Hall, J.B. [s.n.] Tanzania K000783819 No
Jan 1, 1999 Richards, H.M. [14261] Tanzania K000783814 No
Jun 9, 1982 Chapman, J.D.; Patel, I.H. [5755] Malawi K000856415 No
Jun 9, 1982 Chapman, J.D.; Patel, I.H. [5791] Malawi K000856441 No
Jun 9, 1982 Chapman, J.D.; Tawakali, E.J. [5536] Malawi K000856440 No
May 18, 1982 Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M.; Patel, I.H. [15910] Malawi K000856445 No
Jan 1, 1966 Fisher; Schweickerdt [438] Zimbabwe K000896164 No
Jan 1, 1966 Jefford, T.G.; Newbould, J. [1841] Tanzania K000783813 No
Jan 1, 1966 Chapman, J.D. [603] Malawi K000856444 No
Timberlake, J. [5259] Mozambique K000613988 No
Faden, R.B.; Temba, M.; Karanja, P.H.; Gurley, R. [69/531] Kenya K000783762 No
Hunt, L.V. [47] Cameroon K000609444 Yes
Wrigley, T.C.; Melville, F.A. [442] Equatorial Guinea K000853322 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo. S. [1654] Tanzania K000783770 No
Lock, J.M. [69/253] Uganda K000803005 No
Chase, N.C. [7331] Zimbabwe K000896165 No
Blackmore, S.; Brummitt, R.K.; Banda, E.A. [386 A] Malawi K000856449 No
Hall, J.B. [3668] Ghana K000853321 No
Last, J.T. [s.n.] Mozambique K000856438 No
Randriamboavonjy, T.; Rakotonosolo, F.; Rajaovelona, L.; Cable, S. [RTI 874] Madagascar K000953434 Yes
Richards, H.M. [14261] Tanzania K000804129 No
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.; Cameron, J.; Cameron, S. [71/195] Kenya K000783761 No
Fisher, B.S. [1572] Zimbabwe K000856450 No
Buchanan, J. [458] Malawi K000856443 No
Bigger, M. [2517] Ghana K000853320 No
Bigger, M. [1961] Tanzania K000783765 No
Grimshaw, J.M. [93/958] Tanzania K000783816 No
Dowsett- Lemaire, F. [1046] Malawi K000856447 No
Biegel, H.M. [2825] Mozambique K000856439 No
Schelpe, E.; Leach, L. [7048] Mozambique K000856412 No
Richards, H.M. [16573] Malawi K000856446 No
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A. [70/96] Kenya K000783760 No
Tweedie, M. [2684] Kenya K000803004 No
Grimshaw, J.M. [93/857] Tanzania K000783815 No
Richards, H.M. [26849] Tanzania K000783771 No
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A. [69/545] Kenya K000783759 No
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Cameron, J.B.C. [72/309] Kenya K000783763 No
Dowsett- Lemaire, F. [1140] Malawi K000856448 No
Thomas, D.W. [3821] Tanzania K000783811 No
Adamson, G. [388] Malawi K000856442 No
Wood, G.H.S. [282B] Uganda K000803001 No
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12463] Tanzania K000783812 No

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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